Strange Days With Ammo

This is a discussion on Strange Days With Ammo within the Defensive Ammunition & Ballistics forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Awhile ago, I opted to go with 9mm for my edc setup. One of the main reasons was what seemed like the nearly-universal availability of ...

Strange Days With Ammo

Awhile ago, I opted to go with 9mm for my edc setup. One of the main reasons was what seemed like the nearly-universal availability of ammo. Walmart, Dunhams, the LGS, etc would always have .45acp and 9mm in stock, even if they had little else. Since the current run on ammo, up has become down, yes has become no, and 9mm has become virtually non-existent. I have bought exactly 200 rounds of it since the stampede began, and I check regularly. Given that, I ordered several hundred rounds from a local reloader the other day. He told me he is running about two months behind on his now-expensive 9mm, but he would put me on his list.
I have been carrying my 10mm S&W regularly lately, so I decided to switch my order with him from 9mm to 10mm. I called him to ask him prices and wait time on a particular load. He announced that although the load I was looking for was a long wait, he had old stock on hand and ready to deliver. By the time I was done, I had scored 500 rounds of jhp, jacketed flat nose and cast lead rounds for considerably less than I would have paid for 9mm. Who woulda thunk that 10mm would ever be easier to find and cheaper to shoot than 9mm?

...some is lots better'n none...have you searched the nets for more affordable 9mm han the LGS might have? if things get rowdy, there will be a lot of 9mm "donated" by those who come to play, but I'd do what I could to get ahold of 4-500 rounds...

...great that you could find 10mm...I haven't seen a box in a store for months...

...with the high cost/low availability of primers/brass...is it really cost effective to reload??? I haven't since the 70s, and I'd have startup costs...but round-for-round...how do they compare to factory ammo at pre-crazy prices...we used to (2009) buy 50 rds of CCI Blazer alum case for 9.99...use that as a normal...

I run 38, 9mm, 40, and 45. I have had luck finding 38 and 40 on several occasions of late. The thing that irks me is the lack of small pistol primers. I just went through my last 1k and have been looking for the last 3 months to no avail.

I'm a little surprised we haven't seen the CCI factory melt into the earth's crust. They must be working those machines to the point of failure.

Thank the good lord I started reloading several years ago. I managed to stock up on enough supplies to get me through (at least for now). However I am getting low on supplies and factory ammo. I just hope it lets up soon!!

I have the 1006. I bought it very slightly used about eighteen years ago. I wound up giving it to my dad for a home protection gun, but got it back when he passed away. I took my mandatory handgun class with it prior to getting my CHL, never even considering it as a possibility for an edc. At three pounds loaded, it wasn't going to happen. I wanted small and light, but have gone the opposite direction since then. I started out carrying a Kimber and a Kahr, then switched to Glocks (which I still carry), first a 19, then added a 17. Not so long ago, I got a holster-making urge, so I made one for it based on a Midworld Gunleather prototype Mark made for my 17. I like the set-up so well I have been carrying it often, probably half the time. I particularly like the ambi de-cocker on it.